Salim (36) and Muhsin (32) were stranded at the Soochipara location while they were involved in the recovery of dead bodies from the region

Relief Commissioner GS Naveen Kumar said that the flood in Pilibhit has affected 252 villages across 5 tehsils

This new team will supplement the NDRF units that are currently in Assam's Barak Valley, with goal of providing prompt help & support to mitigate impact of floods.

Quick planning and execution by the IAF and the local civil administration was instrumental in saving two lives, it said in a post on 'X'

The operation was launched following closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway due to the heavy snowfall in the region

With this, a total of 690 tourists, including 26 foreigners, have been rescued by air from the Lachen and Lachung towns in North Sikkim by the Indian Air Force (IAF) since Monday

Evacuation orders were issued for two areas north of the city of Larissa Friday morning, with authorities sending alerts to cell phones in the area warning that the Pineios River had burst its banks

The children were headed to school when the incident occurred at around 8 am in Battagram’s Allai tehsil, the Express Tribune newspaper reported

The Centre, which is monitoring the situation in Manipur, has also dispatched teams of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) for deployment in violence-hit areas of the Northeastern state

In separate announcements, they said Saudi Arabia played a role in the negotiations

Airlift

Stranded rescue workers airlifted to safety from Soochipara waterfalls

Pilibhit floods: IAF airlifts 7 stranded people

Additional NDRF team airlifted to Assam's Barak Valley amid flood

IAF airlifts two critically ill patients from Leh to Chandigarh for treatment

1,551stranded passengers airlifted in 'Kargil courier' between J&K and Ladakh

176 tourists airlifted from disaster-hit North Sikkim

Central Greece residents airlifted after deadly floods

Pakistan: Six kids trapped after chairlift wire snaps

Manipur violence: Amit Shah speaks to CM Biren Singh; RAF airlifted

New 3-day truce in Sudan as airlifts continue

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